Premier League - as it happened: Chelsea held at Liverpool, Arsenal suffer defeat by Watford
Re-live all the action from Tuesday's Premier League games
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea travel to Anfield on Tuesday night to face Liverpool knowing that if they come away with three points, they will be 13 points ahead of Jurgen Klopp’s side.
The Reds have only won once in January – an FA Cup third-round replay against Plymouth – and know that tonight’s game is a last-chance saloon in terms of the title race.
Elsewhere, Arsenal welcome Watford to the Emirates in a 7.45pm kick off, while Tottenham travel to struggling Sunderland.
The north London rivals both know the importance of three points this evening - if Chelsea lose at Anfield, the gap will be cut to only five points.
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Tuesday night’s Premier League fixtures (all 7.45pm kick offs unless stated):
Arsenal vs Watford
Bournemouth vs Crystal Palace
Burnley vs Leicester
Middlesbrough vs West Brom
Sunderland vs Tottenham
Swansea vs Southampton
Liverpool vs Chelsea (8pm)
Wednesday night’s Premier League fixtures:
West Ham United vs Manchester City (7.45pm)
Manchester United vs Hull City (8pm)
Stoke City vs Everton (8pm)
Hello and welcome to The Independent’s live blog for all seven of Tuesday night’s Premier League games.
Arsenal are in action at home to Watford, with Tottenham travelling to Sunderland in the 7.45pm kick offs.
However, the big one kicks off at 8pm as Chelsea head to Anfield knowing that a victory will surely end Liverpool’s title challenge.
Join us for all the build-up and action!
Away from the pantomime of transfer deadline day, there are seven matches in the Premier League. Here's the full rundown:
Arsenal v Watford – 7.45pm
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace – 7.45pm
Burnley v Leicester – 7.45pm
Middlesbrough v West Brom – 7.45pm
Sunderland v Tottenham – 7.45pm
Swansea City v Southampton – 7.45pm
Liverpool v Chelsea – 8pm
Let's take in the team news from around the grounds...
Arsenal v Watford – 7.45pm
Arsenal: Cech, Gabriel, Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal, Coquelin, Ramsey, Iwobi, Ozil, Sanchez, Giroud.
Subs: Ospina, Gibbs, Bellerin, Maitland-Niles, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Perez, Walcott
Watford: Gomes, Cathcart, Kaboul, Prodl, Britos, Behrami, Janmaat, Cleverley, Capoue, Niang, Deeney
Subs: Arlauskis, Mariappa, Mason, Watson, Doucoure, Success, Okaka
Referee: Andre Marriner
Bournemouth v Crystal Palace – 7.45pm
Bournemouth: Boruc, A. Smith, Francis, Cook, B. Smith, Stanislas, Surman, Wilshere, Fraser, King, Afobe
Subs: Allsop, Mings, Gosling, Arter, Pugh, Ibe, Wilson
Crystal Palace: Hennessey, Ward, Dann, Tomkins, Delaney, Van Aanholt, Cabaye, McArthur, Puncheon, Zaha,
Benteke
Subs: Speroni, Fryers, Ledley, Flamini, Townsend, Campbell, Remy
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Burnley v Leicester – 7.45pm
Burnley: Heaton, Lowton, Keane, Mee, Ward, Boy, Barton, Hendrick, Defour, Barnes, Gray
Subs: Robinson, Flanagam Vokes, Gudmundsson, Darikwa, Tarkowski, Arfield
Leicester: Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan, Fuchs, Albrighton, Ndidi, Drinkwater, Gray, Mahrez, Vardy
Subs: Zieler, Chilwell, Musa, King, Okazaki, Mendy, Benalouane
Referee: Mike Dean
Middlesbrough v West Brom – 7.45pm
Middlesbrough: Valdes, Barragan, Gibson, Bernardo, Fabio, Clayton, De Roon, Forshaw, Stuani, Traore, Negredo
Subs: Konstantopoulos, Ayala, Leadbitter, Downing, Fischer, Bamford, Gestede
West Brom: Foster, Nyom, Dawson, McAuley, Brunt, Yacob, Fletcher, Chadli, Morrison, Phillips, Rondon
Subs: Myhill, Olsson, Robson-Kanu, Livermore, McClean, Leko, Field
Referee:Stuart Atwell
Sunderland v Tottenham – 7.45pm
Sunderland: Mannone, Jones, Manquillo, O’Shea, Kone, Denayer, Ndong, Larsson, Rodwell, Borini, Defoe
Subs: Mika, Love, Lescott, Pienaar, Januzaj, Gooch, Honeyman
Tottenham: Vorm, Walker, Alderweireld, Dier, Rose, Dembele, Wanyama, Alli, Eriksen, Son, Kane
Subs: Lopez, Carter-Vickers, Davies, Wimmer, Sissoko, Winks, Janssen
Referee: Lee Mason
Swansea City v Southampton – 7.45pm
Swansea: Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson, Carroll, Fer, Cork, Routledge, Sigurdsson, Llorente
Subs: Nordfeldt, Rangel, Amat, Ki, Narsingh, Dyer, Borja
Southampton: Forster, Cedric, Stephens, Yoshida, Bertrand, Romeu, Clasie, Davis, Tadic, Redmond, Long
Subs: Taylor, Gardos, Reed, Boufal, Hojbjerg, McQueen, Sims
Referee: Roger East
And at Anfield...
Liverpool v Chelsea – 8pm
Liverpool: Mignolet, Clyne, Lovren, Matip, Milner, Wijnaldum, Henderson, Can, Lallana, Coutinho, Firmino
Subs: Karius, Klavan, Moreno, Lucas, Mane, Origi, Sturridge
Chelsea: Courtois, Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill, Moses, Kante, Matic, Alonso, Willian, Costa, Hazard
Subs: Begovic, Terry, Zouma, Chalobah, Fabregas, Pedro, Batshuayi
Referee: Mark Clattenburg
With Sadio Mane only on the bench for Liverpool tonight, it might be time for Jurgen Klopp to park the bus.
Kick-off time is rapidly approaching so let's check out some key statistics courtesy of OptaJoe...
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